Gluten Free-Vegan Cake Batter Ice Cream

I recently made a homemade ice cream for my family using cake mix and of course it was full of dairy. All I could think of was that it was so not fair that they got to have that while I sat by and watched. So I started thinking…it really wouldn’t be all that hard to make me my own batch of gluten free, vegan cake batter ice cream. Before the family was allowed to dig into their ice cream, I made my own batch.

Do you ever have pity parties for yourself? Just me? Well, for the past 7 months or so, I have had enough pity parties for myself that it’s not even funny. I can’t stand watching cooking shows anymore (Hubbyman is probably happy about that), I don’t enjoy going to parties or eating out, and just the thought of going to the grocery store makes me cringe. Food was such a huge part of my life, all my friends know that I love to cook and bake and throw parties.

I’ve mentioned before that my new food allergies have caused great sadness for me, but I think I’m finally on the uphill slope. Yeah me! It’s still a struggle to do all those things I mentioned, but I don’t feel sorry for myself any more. Sure, I’d love to be able to order whatever I wanted and not play 1000 questions with a restaurant before ordering, but I’ve never felt better. WOOHOO!

I’m learning to take favorite recipes and adapt them to be what I need. I’m not a vegan, but by default all of my desserts will be vegan. Since removing dairy from my diet, I’ve zero asthma attacks, zero seasonal allergies, and I feel great. If only I could also drop some pounds. LOL! Honestly, I been filling my food void with way too many ice cold Cokes.

Apparently, this post has turned into a confessional, so let me confess…this ice cream was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! After the family devoured their traditional they began attacking me for mine. They loved it and no one could tell it was different. Now, I’d say that’s a good thing.

Hmmmm...I don't know if it would cream up in a blender. Maybe if you turn it into a milkshake in the blender by adding some ice. If you have Vitamix or Blendtec you might get it to turn to ice cream. Freeze the "milk" in ice cube trays and then blend using a heavy duty blender. If you just add ice it would water down the flavors. Let me know how it works for you.

Just made this and it was incredible!!! I did make a few changes because I didn't want to use soy. So I used silk almond milk and mimicreme (cashew and almond cream) in place of the creamer. It is absolutely incredible! Thank you thank you!! As a casein/dairy free, gluten free health conscious person, I've truly missed ice cream. I found some gluten free ice cream cones, and I just enjoyed my first scoop of ice cream on a cone in years!!!!